Dynamic Mechanoresponsive Polymers Enabled by Ring-Opening Polymerization of Cyclic Propargyl Carbonates

Wang, J.-J.⁺; Zhang, X.-Y.⁺; Bai, J.-Y.; Liu, Q.-Y.; Wen, J.; Zhu, R.*

Controlled Chain-Growth Polymerization via Propargyl/Allenyl Palladium Intermediates

Wang, Z.-L.; Zhu, R.*

Chain-Growth Synthesis of Extensively Cross-Conjugated Polyenes

Wang, Z.-Y.; Xu, Y.-Z.; Cui, Z.; Lu, J.-Y.; Zheng Y.-Q.*; Zhu, R.*

Strong Proquinoidal Acceptor Enables High-Performance Ambipolar Organic Electrochemical Transistors

Pan, X.; Ren, Z.; Chen, Y.; Zheng, Y.; Li, P.; Sun, W.; Xu, J.; Chen, J.-P.; Ge, G.-Y.; Li, Q.; Xiong, Z.; Zhang, Z.; Zhu, R.; Zheng, Y.-Q.; Lei, T.*

Regioselective Condensation Polymerization of Propargylic Electrophiles Enabled by Catalytic Element-Cupration 

Wang, Z.-L.; Zhu, R.*

Mimicking hydrogen-atom-transfer-like reactivity in copper-catalysed olefin hydrofunctionalization

Wang, J.-J.; Huang, H.; Sun, H.-L.; Yang, F.; Wen, J.; Zhu, R.*

Modifying commodity-relevant unsaturated polymers via Co-catalyzed MHAT

Yin, Y.-N.; Zhao, B.-S.; Liu H.-Y.; Sheng, R.-Q.; Ouyang, D.-C.; Zhu, R.*

Bicyclo[2.2.0]hexene: A Multicyclic Mechanophore with Reactivity Diversified by External Forces

Conjugated [5]Cumulene Polymers Enabled by Condensation polymerization of Propargylic Electrophiles

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 Advances in Transition-Metal-Catalyzed Synthesis of Alkyne Polymers

Aldehydes as O-Nucleophiles in Cobalt Hydride Hydrogen Atom Transfer Catalysis: Overriding the Innate Somophilicity

Alkyne Polymers from Stable Butatriene Homologues: Controlled Radical Polymerization of Vinylidenecyclopropanes 

Copper-Catalyzed C(3+1) Copolymerization of Propargyl Carbonates and Aryldiazomethanes

Synthesis of Polydiynes via an Unexpected Dimerization/Polymerization Sequence of C3 Propargylic

Electrophiles

Copper-Catalyzed Formal Dehydration Polymerization of Propargylic Alcohols via Cumulene Intermediates

Efficient O-deallylation triggered by cobalt hydride-catalyzed oxidative hydrofunctionalization

Electrocatalytic Oxidative Hydrofunctionalization Reactions of Alkenes via Co(ll/lll/lV) Cycle

Dioxygen-promoted cobalt-catalyzed oxidative hydroamination using unactivated alkenes and free  amines

Bicyclo[2.2.0]hexene derivatives as a proaromatic platform for group transfer and chemical sensing

Highly chemoselective synthesis of hindered amides via cobalt-catalyzed intermolecular oxidative hydroamidation

Recent advances in CoSalen-catalyzed radical reactions

Dual Cobalt and Photoredox Catalysis Enabled Intermolecular Oxidative Hydrofunctionalization

Radical Philicity Inversion in Co- and Fe-Catalyzed Hydrogen-Atom-Transfer-Initiated Cyclizations of Unsaturated Acylsilanes

Wu, B.; Zhu, R.*

ACS Catal., 2020, 10, 510.

Emerging Catalyst Control in Cobalt-Catalyzed Oxidative Hydrofunctionalization Reactions

Zhu, R.*

Synlett, 2019, 30, 2015.

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Cobalt-Catalyzed Intermolecular Hydrofunctionalization of Alkenes: Evidence for a Bimetallic Pathway

Zhou, X.-L.+; Yang, F.+; Sun, H.-L.; Yin, Y.-N.; Ye, W.-T.; Zhu, R.* (+Equal contribution.)

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2019, 141, 7250.

Publications at MIT:

Autonomously Responsive Membranes for Chemical Warfare Protection

Li Y.; Chen C.; Meshot, E. R. Buchsbaum, S. F.; Herbert, M.; Zhu R.; Kulikov, O.; McDonald, B.; Bui, N. T. N.; Jue, M. L.; Park, S. J.; Valdez, C. A.; Hok, S.; He, Q.; Doona, C. J.; Wu, K. J.; Swager, T. M.*; Fornasiero, F.* 

Adv. Funt. Mater., 2020, 30, 2000258.

Polymer Valence Isomerism: Poly(Dewar-o-xylylene)s

Zhu, R.; Swager, T. M.* 

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2018, 140, 5211.

Wireless Oxygen Sensors Enabled by Fe(II)-Polymer Wrapped Carbon Nanotubes

Zhu, R.; Desroches, M.; Yoon, B.; Swager, T. M.* 

ACS Sensors, 2017, 2, 1044.

Chemical Warfare Simulant-Responsive Polymer Nanocomposites: Synthesis and Evaluation

Sha, S.-C.; Zhu, R.; Herbert, M. B.; Kalow, J. A.; Swager, T. M.*

J. Polym. Sci. A: Polym. Chem., 2017, 55, 3034.

 Wireless Hazard Badges to Detect Nerve-Agent Simulants

Zhu, R.+; Azzarelli, J. M.+; Swager, T. M.*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2016, 55, 9662. (+Equal contribution.)

* Highlighted by SynfactsChemistry & Engineering News & Top Research of 2016.

Versatile Enantioselective Synthesis of Functionalized Lactones via Copper-Catalyzed Radical Oxyfunctionalization of Alkenes

Zhu, R.; Buchwald, S. L.* 

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2015, 137, 8069.

* Highlighted by Synfacts

Enantioselective Functionalization of Radical Intermediates in Redox Catalysis: Copper-Catalyzed Asymmetric Oxytrifluoromethylation of Alkenes

Zhu, R.; Buchwald, S. L.*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2013, 52, 12655.

* Selected as Very Important Paper (VIP). Highlighted by Synfacts

Copper-Catalyzed Oxytrifluoromethylation of Unactivated Alkenes

Zhu, R.; Buchwald, S. L.*

J. Am. Chem. Soc., 2012, 134, 12462.

*Highlighted by Synfacts

Combined Oxypalladation/C-H Functionalization: Palladium(II)-Catalyzed Intramolecular Oxidative Oxyarylation of Hydroxyalkenes

Zhu, R.; Buchwald, S. L.*

Angew. Chem. Int. Ed., 2012, 51, 1926.

*Highlighted by Synfacts

Undergrad publications at PKU:

Asymmetric Total Syntheses of Ansamacrolactams (+)-Q-1047H-A-A and (+)-Q-1047H-R-A

Yang, S.; Xi, Y.; Zhu, R.; Wang, L.; Chen, J.*; Yang, Z.*

Organic Letters, 2013, 15, 812.

Asymmetric Total Synthesis and Structural Elucidation of NFAT-68

Wang, L.; Xi, Y.; Yang, S.; Zhu, R.; Liang, Y.; Chen, J.*; Yang, Z.*

Organic Letters, 2011, 13, 74.

An Unprecedented Silver Salt Effect Switches the Facial Selectivity in the Vinylogous Mukaiyama Aldol Reaction

Liang, Y.; Wang, L.; Zhu, R.; Deng, L.; Yang, Y.; Quan, J.*; Chen, J.*; Yang, Z.*

Adv. Synth. Catal., 2010, 352, 2387.